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G7 Backs the Sustainable Finance Movement
On Monday 12 June 2017, at the conclusion of a two-day G7 Ministerial Meeting on Environment in Bologna, Italy, the…
Launch of Japan’s ESG Working Group Report and Green Bond Guidelines
On the back of increasing momentum towards green finance and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment in Japan, the Ministry…
UNEP FI responds to the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
“There is incredible momentum on climate action from individual states, cities, the private sector and citizens. A single political decision…
UNEP FI member Ant Financial uses app to reduce carbon footprint of 200 million Chinese consumers
In August 2016, UNEP FI member Ant Financial, one of the world’s largest digital finance companies, launched its pilot application…
The Evolution of Sustainable Finance
From 1992 to 2022: The Evolution of Sustainable Finance In 1992, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro a…
Eric Usher on 25 Years Catalysing Change
“UNEP FI was able to show that financial institutions welcomed, indeed demanded action.” Head of UNEP FI Eric Usher As…
Changing Finance and Financing Change
25 Years Changing Finance and Financing Change In 1992, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro a group of…
G20 Energy Efficiency Investment Toolkit presented at Clean Energy Ministerial in China
The 8th Clean Energy Ministerial in China saw the Asian launch of the G20 Energy Efficiency Investment Toolkit to a…
Brazilian Launch of the Principles for Positive Impact Finance
The Brazilian launch of the Principles for Positive Impact Finance will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 6th, 2017.
Global investors support government action on tobacco control
PARIS, 31 May 2017 53 investors, health systems, pension funds and insurers, representing $3.8 trillion in assets under management, have…
